The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-10-19
SCENE a LINcoLtys NOMINATION.
Excitement which rcr-ad,d ,hc Ecpub.
li"an Nntinmnl CnmynmtiOn ~ ISDO

EHc't"fn"nt Which Tcrrad-d he Ecpub.
h"an Sectional Convention ia 1860.
though it w@s not expected to be CO.
clsir", tho very first ballot forcshadowcd
accurately the final result. The com
~p!imcntary' candidates received the trib.
ute OF @.!mlr0'ion from their respective
Statre. N"r'Hont voted for Collamcr, and
New J'ta'y for Dayton, each solid. Penn
fylvanla compliment to Cameron was
rhorn 0, . votes. i of which went at onco
for Lincoln. Ohio divided her compli-
mcr', ~ Tor Chase. 4 for Mclean, and at
once "%yn lincoln her 8 remaining votes.
MisSCu!i 'ntc! solid for her candidate.
Bates, WHO also received n scattering
tribute from other delegations. But all
tlcSc con- plimcnts were of little avail
to Their recipients, for far above each
lowered ;hc aggregates of the leading
candidates: Seward, l13 l-2; Lincoln, lO2.
n a." ground swell OF suppressed ex-
ci,cm"u; witch Ucrvadcd the convention
there wy,u MP time to ~snalyza this vote;
ncNcrth".us', delegates and SPECTATORS felt
thn full .orcc OF it's prem. %nition: to all
who desired the defeat Of Seward it
pointed out The winning man with un.
crri.E certainty. Anu,Acr little wranglc
49, '"'' 'HA" .Nil'Nh sssat ApNi'NlllS iilt-
fat, aGn llnN audience almost furious at
the alag, rni Cali tho roll!' sounded
from = ,a0,s.uni Threats.
= second ballot WIS begun mt last, and.
choyinT q force rs suro as tho Law of
Gravila.ion, thc former complimentary
votes c2mo rushing to Lincoln. The
whole 10 votes of Collamcr, A from
Cameron, q from Chase and Mclean.
wcro now cast for him, followed by n
scatter Ct additions along the whole roll
call. T. this ballot Lincoln gained 20
votes, 5, Narl only II. The faces Of the
New Y,.a delegation whitcncl as tho
!'"!!o:;nG progressed and az tho torrent Of
I.incoln's rnpnlarity became a river. The
result of inc second ballot was: Seward,
1st -; I~incoln, 1871; scattering, 90 IL.
When tho vote Of Lincola was announced
'rg-c ,Ias a tremendous burat Of ap-
Plau which The chairman prudcntly,
h. wiihdjUirl!tY ,controIlod and silcnccd.
HE thjs.l ballot wa begun amid q
lrratlilc .IspCnsc; hundreds Ct pencils
kept iGCc with thorO,l call, and n~crvou$ly
marked tho changes on their Tally sheets.
The Lincoln figures steadily swcllcd and
rrcw. Votes came to him from ell the
- other c2ndidatcs-i l-2 from Seward, .
from Cameron. 10 from Bates. 10 from
',s,c 0 from Dayton, 8 from Mclean, I
from Cray. Lincoln had gained SO 1.2,
Scwmr l.al lost 4 -. Long before the
OIL, 70 ,,l!ar4 footed up their columns
spectators aaa delegates rapidly made tho
%rCckonin. end l:rcw the rcsrlt: Lincoln,
Pvt 80, EvMard, $50. Counting the
}s .SrinE votes. 4Gj ballots had been
cast. ,'H,! 223 were necessary TO II cloicc;
OIL ! i-2 votes moro wSro ElGlcd to
n.'ac . Io' @u,1tiun.
.Giruud .~tillncga suddenly fell upon
,Tw;I". the mon ceased to talk and
dies II iluttcv their fans; ono could
d .i.:lc;ly hear tI;o scratching OF pencils
thc licking Of telegraph instruments
l the reporters tables. 10 announce
J. l,a,l hcCn made ly the chair;
changes N.rrc ia order, and it was only
/. quest j. OF seconds who should speak
frat. Willie every ono was leaning for
ward IN ..,cnsc expectancy, Mr. Cartier
spianG arsu his chair and reported n
Chalou - fon Ohio votes from Chase to
DiDcu!n. Ii'rrc was q moments paucc,
tCl!cr s.ayrl Ms tally sheet toward the
bkyiiGht and II outcd n name, and then
the boom yf . cannon on the roof OF tho
\. i,wnm announced tho Eomiuation to
the crowds in tho streets. wl!cro shouts
md salute took up and spread the news.
In the Convection the Lincoln river nov
lccaInc an i,un lation. Amid tho wild
est hurr;.lis, Legation after delegation
changed it3 vote to Tho victor.
y graceful custom prevails in orderly
American conventions, that lie chair
ma" of tlie vmquished delegation Ia first
IN cr> ~ tho nominee with u short adj
dress II party fcalty aud promise OF
party support. afr.. Evarts. tho spokcs-
man for New York. cssaycd promptly 10
perform thu courteous Office, but was de-
iaycd a S.hilo by the enthusiasm and con
fusion. Tho din ut length subsidized and
the presiding officer announced that on
the tl,ird ballot Abraham Lincoln, OF
nllluil, rec ivrvl GGt votes, and sis Sc
loetcd rs your yanGi late for president Of
the United States" Then Nh. Evarta,
in a voice cf uMconccaiCd emotion, hut
with admirable dignity ard touching
cloqucncc, speaking fcr Seward end for
New York, moved 10 mako tho nos1ina-
ton unanin,ou3. Tho Centiry.